bank failures

AmTrust: not your normal bank failure as 2009 total hits 130

Commercial Real Estate Loans Gone Bad Imperil Banks

It's no secret that one of the biggest dangers facing banks today is that loans to builders of office towers, malls and other commercial properties are going sour at a quickening pace. Financial regulators, including Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chief Sheila Bair, have warned of the risk.

The FDIC's swelling list of banks on the brink

Bank analyst Richard Bove, sued but unbowed, strikes again

Should the U.S. ban real estate lending?

Bank failures hit 106; many troubled banks remain open

Bank closings hit 100 for year; most since 1992

FDIC must decide fast how to replenish its depleted bank insurance fund

Regulators seize two more banks

As bank failures mount, FDIC may need to take out a loan

Spike in warnings for troubled banks may presage more failures

FDIC to disclose plans for shoring up insurance fund today

As FDIC fund dwindles, foreign banks could save the day

BB&T offers $750 million in stock to bolster capital

Big banks benefit as smaller banks fail